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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 06, 2011
It seems a little strange to announce the Motorola Xoom (see our hands-on) twice, but Motorola Mobility's official press release comes with the promotional video attached, and we figure more than a fe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
During our hands-on time with the Motorola Xoom, we learned a little more about the 3G to 4G conversion process, as well as a bit of news about the microSD card slot. Starting sometime in the se...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
As expected, Motorola has unveiled the Motorola Xoom, their Honeycomb toting, 10.1 inch 1280x800 sized screen beauty. The Xoom runs atop a dual core Tegra 2 chip, uses current 3G technology -- u...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
Google has responded to the SMS bug on their Google Code page, stating that there were actually two different issues at work, both have been identified, and they will be deploying a fix shortly. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
We all know and love the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but many of us have been holding out for a WiFi only version. The wait is over, as Samsung announced that they plan to make a WiFi only version avail...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
In a press release today, Samsung has announced that CBS will join the ranks and provide content for Samsung Mobile's Media Hub service. Along side other popular providers like MTV, Paramount, W...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
At NVIDIA's CES press conference today, LG and NVIDIA gave us all the first look at the LG Optimus 2X, which they call the "world's first Tegra 2 superphone". It's the first phone...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
Motorola and AT&T got together this morning at CES to announce the Motorola Atrix 4G, what they are calling the world's most advanced mobile device. Without question, the specs are impressiv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
With some re-sellers preparing to offer the Evo Shift 4G tomorrow (Jan 6), it figures that they had to be sitting in stockrooms just waiting for someone to grab a picture or two. It looks like e...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
Hate the winter cold, and want to keep your fingers warm and toasty even while using your phone? You're not alone, and if you picked up a Samsung Nexus S you don't even have to take the gloves o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
An astute reader noticed an advertisement in the current edition of Rolling Stone, featuring HTC's 4G phones. Besides the Evo 4G and the T-Mobile G2, we see the latest additions to HTC's 4G stab...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 04, 2011
According to a tipster (we love tipsters, and their pictures!) Verizon is preparing for a software release for the Samsung Fascinate on Jan 10, and one for the Continuum on Jan 18. While we can'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 04, 2011
CES 2011 hasn't even officially started yet, but the Android tablet news has. This afternoon ASUS officially announced a series of Eee Tablets, including three pretty unique Android offerings. T...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 04, 2011
TouchType online, the folks behind the amazing SwiftKey keyboard for Android (check out their development forum here at Android Central), has sent out an email to all their beta test program participa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2011
Not that we condone this sort of thing (I'm just the messenger here, Motorola!), but if you're looking for the SBF files for the Droid Pro, and/or the Droid 2 Global, they are now available. The...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2011
The new year has come and gone, and the Epic 4G still doesn't have an official Froyo build from Samsung and Sprint. They tried to meet their goals, but things happen and at least Samsung has let...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2011
The LG Optimus U is the latest in the Optimus line to show up, this time making the rounds on US Cellular. I've make no secret that I'm a big fan of what LG has done here -- they have broug...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2011
Take the Nexus S, add a little whiskey (Team Whiskey that is) to the kernel, and you get a step closer to warp speed on your phone. On the left is the outcome of a Nenamark benchmark run,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 02, 2011
Since we ran the story about the SMS bug in Android, we've been hearing back from a lot of you with more hints, tips, and information. First, I do want to thank each and every one who contacted ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 01, 2011
Google's latest developer phone brings Android 2.3 Gingerbread and new hardware, but is it the right choice for the average consumer?One of the biggest gripes many of us have about Android is the way ...
